Big Fire Near The Boot Camp
- Thread starter Teegate
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Anyone remember the final acreage on the Tea Time Hill Fire last July? I thought that was over 5,000 acres, but can only find 4,000. This one being 5,000 acres would be a good deal larger, unless they reduce the final acreage due to a more accurate measurement or swamps being subtracted.
Last update from 8 pm yesterday was 5,500 acres and 70% contained so it probably won't get much larger. Could be smaller if internal swampy areas are removed due to not actually igniting.
I was looking at the various maps and noticed that in the LIDAR view of that area you can see the road name near the fire location (from the FFS maps) and I guess that name of the road was taken from a small drainage? No idea what a spung is, but my guess is a lost English word for creek or swampy area, similar to loblolly. When you look at the DEP 2024 map, the road is named Lower Forge-High Crossing.
Interesting thing about the sensitivity of the LIDAR map is that you can see the old fire breaks in the area between Tuckerton RD and the Basto River, south of the Central Line.
I was looking at the various maps and noticed that in the LIDAR view of that area you can see the road name near the fire location (from the FFS maps) and I guess that name of the road was taken from a small drainage? No idea what a spung is, but my guess is a lost English word for creek or swampy area, similar to loblolly. When you look at the DEP 2024 map, the road is named Lower Forge-High Crossing.
Interesting thing about the sensitivity of the LIDAR map is that you can see the old fire breaks in the area between Tuckerton RD and the Basto River, south of the Central Line.